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May
9

Robinson High teacher keeps woodworking alive

When school districts look at cutting programs, electives like woodshop classes are often on the chopping block. At Joe T. Robinson High School, Mr. Howell Jackson is one of two teachers left in the Pulaski County Special School District. Jackson’s passion for the craft is so big he built his students and the school a sawmill.

Read more at Today’s THV.

Apr
24

Education Foundation of the National Restaurant Association recognizes North Pulaski teacher

Teresa Perkins, program coordinator of Simply Delicious Restaurant located at North Pulaski High School, has been selected as Arkansas’s Educator Excellence Award Winner for 2012 from the Education Foundation of the National Restaurant Association (NRAEF). The NRAEF sponsors ProStart, the restaurant management and culinary arts program students at NPHS participate and compete in. (They placed second this year in the Management Division and third in Culinary at the state competition.) Perkins will be honored at an awards ceremony during the National Restaurant Associations Annual Trade Show to be held in Chicago May 4 – 7.

Apr
20

Personnel Policy Committees propose changes

On Friday, April 20, 2012 the Classified PPC voted to propose the attached Personnel Policies and propose no changes to Classified Salary Schedules for the 2012-2013 school year

Apr
16

Teacher Tech Tip #4: The subject line

Before you send an email, remember to take a moment to write a subject line that describes the content. Your message is not the only one in your recipient’s mailbox and people who get a lot of email will use the subject line to decide whether to open, forward, file, or trash a message. Use the Subject Line as an opportunity to inform or persuade your reader.